The Virginia housewife: : or, Methodical cook

by: Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828; American Institute of Wine & Food, former owner; Plaskitt, John, publisher

Publication date: 1836

Topics: Cookery -- Virginia, Cookery, American -- Southern style

Publisher: Baltimore: : Published by John Plaskitt

Collection: cdl; americana

Digitizing sponsor: MSN

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

180 p. 19 cm

The first cookbook to describe typical Southern dishes and ingredients, such as catfish soup, turnip tops, field peas, okra, and doughnuts

Addeddate: 2006-12-12 22:12:50

Associated-names: Plaskitt, John, publisher; American Institute of Wine & Food, former owner

Bookplateleaf: 0006

Call number: ucb:GLAD-84152849

Camera: 1Ds

Collection-library: ucb

Copyright-evidence: Evidence reported by marcus lucero for item virginiahousewif00randrich on December 12, 2006: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1836.

Copyright-evidence-date: 20061212221240

Copyright-evidence-operator: marcus lucero

Copyright-region: US

External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:763172162

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Full catalog record: MARCXML

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Reviewer: Wiki Winn - - July 18, 2008
Subject: The virginia housewife : REVIEW

excellent

Reviewer: Ellee - - July 18, 2008
Subject: Mary Randolph 1762- 1828; Godmother to Mrs. Robert E. Lee

The U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial suggests this is the first truly American Cookbook; the first edition was published in 1824. See http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/arho/exb/Family/medium/ARHO282_Mary-Randolph-Portr.html for further details regarding Mrs. Randolph as well as her portrait and burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

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